signification\sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\ (?), n. [f. signification, l. significatio.]1. the act of signifying; a making known by signs or other means. a signification of being pleased. all speaking or signification of one's mind implies an act or addres of one man to another.2. that which is signified or made known; that meaning which a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the signification of words.signification n : the message that is intended or expressed [syn: meaning, significance, import]

Noun1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambigtuous" (synonym) meaning, significance, import (hypernym) message, content, subject matter, substance (hyponym) lexical meaning (derivation) mean, intend, signify, stand for